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J. VIERLING. WASHING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 15, 1909.

Patented June 28, 1910.

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WASHENG MACHHTE, APPLICATION FILED JULY15,1909.

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WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J fine 28, 1910. Application filed July 15, 1909, Serial 1101507341. I

ments in Washing-Machines, of which the following is'a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to washingmachines and more particularly to machines of the class which are adapted to be detachably-connected to the side of a tub or re- 4 The paramount objects of my invention are to provide a washing machine that can be-easily and quickly operated for removing 111th and foreign matter from clothes Without injuring the clothes or removing the buttons or similar attachments; to aiford means for automatically feeding a detergent substance to the clothesnpassed through the machine, and to furnish means for securing the machine to tubs or receptacles having rims or upper edges of various contours.

Oi her objects of my invention are to provide a simple mechanism for accomplishing the desired results; to so design and construct the parts of the machine as to give the requisite strength 'and rigidity without unusual increase in the weight and dimension, and to supply movable parts having thedesirable quality or durability and so re-.

lated as to be d readily assembled and repaire Further objects of invention are, to

provide a mechanism by which the aflriction of two bodies can be easily accomplished for.

"cleansing a cloth or piece of fabric placed which form a between the bodies, one of said bodiesbeing maintained in yieldable relation to the other body conducive to a positive and uni-fierrupted operation of the machine without injuring the cloth or fabiiic.

I accomplish the above and other impor-,

tant objects by the mechanical construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, part of thisspecification, and inwhich'-'- Figure 1 is a perspective view of awashingmachine in position upon a tub for operation, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the suitable metal.

machine, Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional'view of the samefFig. l is a longitudinal sectional View of a detachable rotary brush, partly broken away, and F ig.. 5 is a plan of the machinef -In the drawings, '1 denotestwo brackets having depending tub engaging arms 2 provided with. rounded surfaces 3 for enga ing the inner sides of a tub 4. The ends 0 the brackets 1 are provided with cylindrical vertically disposed sockets 5 and 6, said sockets upon the outer sides of the brackets l beizng connected by strength reinforcing ribs Connected to the sockets 6 of the brackets -1by bolts 8 and nuts 9, are the yertical sockets 10 of a housing for the rotary brush and roll of the washing machine. Thehousing comprises two side frames 11' having forward extensions 12 at the lower ends thereof which are connected by a transverse clothes supporting bar 13. The frames 11 are connected by ,bolts 14 to the sockets 5 of the brackets 1, and pivotally mounted upon the bolts 14 between the frames 11 and the sockets 5 are depending clam ing arms 15 having'the lower endsthereo provided with outwardly screw threaded bearings 16 for screws 17, said screws having swiveled clamping heads 18 adapted to cooperate with the depending arms 20f the brackets 1 in gripping the upper edges of the tub 4. and supporting the washing machine at one side thereof; f

The material for the brackets 1, housings 11 and clamping arms15, may be of any non-corrodible metal and to reinforce the I prefer, however, to use a same with strengthening ribs or webs wherever possible, to insure rigidity in the machine whether attached or detached, relative to -a suitable support. i In pivotally mounting the arms 15 whereby the same can swing in a horizontal plane, it is possible to grip the side of the tub or similar receptacle irrespective of the curvature of the same, consequently the washing machine" can be usedsin connection with various kinds of rece tacles.

'I-The frames 1 five the inward edges thereof offset, asat-19,.and provided with horizontal, slots 20, open at the forward the bristles being closely arranged whereby the entire periphery or exposed surfaces ofthe body21 will be of bristles. The ends of the body 21 are provided with metallic caps .23 and 24, the former being secured to a nut 25 and provided with a central opening 26 registering with the opening of the nut. The cap 24 is secured to a head 27, said head and cap having central openings for the'enlarged end 28 of a detergent supply pipe 29,

Extending through the nut- 25 and cap 23 into the enlarged end 28 of the pipe 29 is a tubular shaft 30 which is exteriorly screw threaded, as at 31, .to receive the nut 25. The outer end of the tubular shaft 30, is plugged as at 32 and provided with a gear wheel The body 21 is adapted to revolve with the shaft 30 and the head 27 is adapted to rotate upon the enlarged end 28 of the pipe 29, while the inner endof the tubular shaft 30 revolves in the enlarged end 28-of the pipe 29. 1

The pipe 29 is adapted to rest in the slot 20 at the left hand end of the washing machine and communicates with a vertical reservoir 34 supported by a bracket 35, carried by the frame 11, at the ,left hand end of the machine. The reservoir 34 is provided with a detachable cover 36 and is adapted to be filled with a detergent material, as liquid soap, gasolene,,etc., which is adapted to flow through the'pipe 29 into the tubular shaft 30, This tubular shaft, within the body 21 of the brush is provided with openings or perforations 37 admitting the detergent material to the body 21, and from this body, the material is projected by centrifugal force 1 through radially disposed openings 38 provided therefor in the brush. The openings 38 are arranged at intervals of the bristles 22, whereby the'detergent material will be evenly fed to the bristles and held in suspense by said bristles until the rotary brush contacts with the garments to be cleansed.

The other end ofthe tubular shaft 30 is adapted to revolve inthe slot 20 at the right hand end of'the machine, and to retain said shaft, and the pipe 29, 'in their respective slots, pins 39 are detachably'mounted in the offset portions '19 of the-frames 1 1. These pins extend into the slots 20, and serve a double purpose for which the upper ends of the vpins are-bent forwardly, as at 40, the

purpose to hereinafter appear. (lotiperating with the rotary brush 1s a revoluble body in the form of a roll 41,

said roll having anabsterging action in.con-

nection with the-rotary brush. This roll is preferably made of wood and has the periphery thereof covered with corrugated or ribbed zinc 42, similar to the metal-lie covering of an ordinary wash board. The roll 41 is revolubly supported in a yoke 43 pivotally mounted upon a tie rod 44 connecting the lower ends of the extension 12. The upper ends of the yoke 43 are connected by coil springs 45. to the forwardly bent ends 40 of the pins 39, said springs serving functionally as a tension device for normally holding the periphery of the roll 41 in engagement with the bristles 22 forming the periphery of the revoluble brush.

The frames 11 above the rotary brush are connected by a transverse shield supporting bar 46, this bar supporting a curved depending shield 47 which extends downwardly between the frames 11 at the rear side ofthe "rotary brush and preventswater or other a large gear'wheel 48 loosely mounted upon the projecting end of a shaft 49 journaled in the frames 11. The large gear wheel 48 is provided with a crank 50 having a suitable handle 51, and in order that this gear wheel can be fixed to revolve with the shaft 49, the end of the shaft is provided with a ja'm nut 52 or a convenient form of clutch, which will frictionally hold or look the gearwheel 48 relative to the shaft 49. The shaft 49 constitutes the axis of the lower revoluble body or roll of a wringer forming part of the washing machine. Upon the shaft 49 is a roll 53 having a covering of rubber 54 or a similar resilient material. Coiiperating with this roll'is a superimposed roll'55revolubly mounted upon a shaft 56 supported in vertically disposed slots 57 formed in the upper endsof the frames 11. The roll 55 is rovided with a covering of rubber 58 and fbr maintaining the covering of this roll in frictional engagement with the covering of the roll 53, e011 springs 59 are used. The lower ends. of these springs are hooked or coiled around the shaft 49, 1 while the upper ends of said springs are hooked orcoiled around the shaft 56, thus allowing the roll 55 to re'cede to allow a thick piece of cloth or fabric to pass between the rolls of the wringer.

order to prevent the contents of the reservoir or tank 34 from wasting'through the tubular perforated body 21 of the rotary brush, the pipe29 is provided with a con-- ventional form of valve 29, which can be opened when the machine is to be used and closed ateach' cessation in the operatlon of the machine. a

"An important characteristic 'of my in- I ceases vention is the revoluble 1151141 and more Y tical plane between .the roll 41 and the rotary brush, and this particular angle is es sential in order thatclothes or garments can .be'fed between the roll and brush without binding. or causing material retardation in the rotation of the brush and the roll con tactin with said fb'rush. If the roll 43 is locate at a more acute angle,.'clothes or garments would bind between the. roll 41 and the brush to the extent that the brush would revolve independently of the roll 41, and if the yoke 43 was di osed at an obtuse angle, the weight of the c othes or garments upon the roll 41 would have atendency to move the roll out of engagement with the I rotarybrush and ma short while impairing the usefulness of the springs 45 employed for yieldably holding the roll against the rotary brush. It is in this connection, thatthe supporting bar 13 relieves the roll 41 from supporting the entire weight of the. cloth or garment'started between the roll 41 and the rotary brush, and it would be'almost impossible to dispense with this supporting bar, particularly if the yoke 41 was disposed at any other'angle than that-shown.

While, I have shown my invention em bodied in what I now. consider to be its preferred form, it is evident from the foregoing explanation that numerous variations in detail may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention, the essence of which consists in providing a detergent" feeding, scrubbing and agitating rotary brush and a yieldableroll for maintaining matter'to be cleansed in engagement with said brush. With this understanding of the fundamental characteristics. of my'invention, numerous means may be devised for carrying it out and for adapting it to vari- 1 011s conditions and services; but the exact form, character, or position of themechanfl ism for rotating the brush and maintaining the yieldable roll in posit-ionto be rotated by the brush, does. not matter, since other means than the gear. wheel shown can be utilized forimparting a rotary movement to the brush. Neitheris it material as to-the position of. the reservoir or tank 34 relative j to the rotary brush, since the reservoir can be located in a suitable elevated position and connected to the brush by a detachableflexible tube, thus relieving the machine of weight Y Having now described my invention what I claim as new, is 1 a 1. A clothes washing machine comprising a'housing ada ted to be supported upon a receptacle,- a I scrubbing agitating and detergent-feeding ollow perforated rotatable the latter, and means carried by .for securing it to the receptacle.

2. A clothes washing machine com rising a housing embodying a pair ofside ames,

the housing brush revolublyrmoun'ted in said frames, a spring-controlled yoke pivotally -mounted between said frames, a 'revoluble body joursaid brush by said yoke, said body rotated by said'brush, a. detergent reservoir supported by one of said frames, means for feeding a detergent from the reservoir to the interior of said brush,-and a bar carried by said frames forwardly of said body'for supporting the garments operated upon by the body and brush.

3. A washing machine comprising a hous: ing, a rotary scrubbing and agitating brush supported by said housing, a yieldable cor.- rugated roll maintained in engagement with said brush and adapted to be rotated thereby, a detergent-reservoir supported by said housing, means for supplying. a detergent from the reservoir to the interior of said, brush, means for revolving said brush, and abar carried bythe housmg forwardly ofsaid corrugated roll forsup orting garments 4 operatedupon by said brus and roll.

4. A clothes washing machine comprising receptacle and provided with extensions proecting over said'receptacle, a rotatable hollow perforated scrubbing and agitating oted to and arranged between said extensions, a corrugated roll pivoted in said yoke and arranged forwardly of said brush,- springs connected to the body of the hous roll in enga ement with the brush whereby the former 1s rotated by the latter, means for supplying a detergent to the interior of said brush, means for revolving the brush, and means carried by the body of the housing for securing it to the receptacle.

a housing adapted to-be supported upon .a receptacle and provided with extensions projectlng oversald receptacle, a rotatable hol- -low perforated scrubbing and agitating brush journaled in said housing, a yoke pivoted to and arranged between said extensions, a corrugated roll ivoted insaid yoke and arranged forward y of said brush, springs con- .nected to the body of theghousln and to said yoke for maintaining the r0 1. in engagement with the brush whereby the former mg and to said yoke for maintaining the of the brush' for supplying a detergent to a hollow perforated scrubbing and agitating naled in and maintained in engagement with a housing adapted to be supported upon a brush journaled in said housing, a yoke piv- 5.- A clothes washing machine comprising is rotated by the latter, means for supply- I In testimony whereof I aflix my signature ingadetergent to the interior of said brush; in the presence of two witnesses.

means for m-g'evolving the brush means carried by the hody' of the housing for securing JOSEPH VIERLING' it to the receptacle, and a bar carried by Witnesses:

said extensions for sup orting garments 0p- JOHN R. simmsson, erated upon by said r01 and brush. GEORGE P. FULTON. 

